Health Information Technology

Health Information Technology is an Associate of Applied Science degree offered in the Health Administrative Service department:

Health Information Technicians perform technical functions such as coding diseases and operations, releasing medical information, teamwork and employee supervision, maintaining data and conducting analysis using computer application software. The essential functions of maintaining health data and records in acute, long-term, and ambulatory health care settings. Opportunities exist in health care settings, e.g., hospitals, ambulatory settings, long-term care settings, insurance companies, and software vendors.
In addition to course and laboratory course work, students participate in a supervised practicum experience in a hospital medical record department or other health information environment.
The Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education accredits the Health Information Technology program.
Successful completion of the Health Information Technology two-year program leads to an associate of applied science degree and the student is then eligible to sit for the national certification exam. Students passing this national examination may use the professional designation Registered Health Information Technician.

Contact Information:

Heather Merkley

hmerkley@weber.edu

3959 Stadium Way, Dept 3911

Ogden, UT 84408-3911

801-626-7074

Health Administrative Services Website

Assessment Plan

All accredited Associate level HIT programs transitioned to new CAHIIM approved competencies Fall 2021. In preparation for this change, the WSU HIT program implemented the new competencies and mapped to the WSU HIT Curriculum Fall 2020. The HIT competencies are course-based and are reported to the CAHIIM accrediting body annually through the Annual Program Assessment Report (APAR).
Competencies are also evaluated by the HIM Advisory board to meet current HIM industry needs. For the 2021-2022 year, data was collected on all CAHIIM Domains to establish a threshold for acceptable target performance. The data was then evaluated by the HIM faculty. Follow up/Closing the Loop was conducted by the HIM Program Director and HIM Advisory board for review of assessment.

Goals	Outcomes	Evaluation Methods
HIT graduates will demonstrate HIM entry-level competencies.	A. Eighty percent of all HIT students will complete a mock RHIT exam with a score of 73% or higher.	Annual review of the RHIT mock exam will be conducted to analyze student performance in each knowledge area in comparison with overall performance.
	B. Eighty percent or more of the subject areas of the graduate survey will show that instruction was satisfactory.	Detailed graduate surveys are conducted annually and the results are analyzed and shared with the HIM Advisory committee.
	C. An employer survey will be conducted annually to examine the entry-level satisfaction of HIM graduate's competencies. It evaluates HIT graduates working level, overall satisfaction, and provides an opportunity for community members to suggest HIT areas of concern or additions to the curriculum.	Employer and practicum preceptor surveys are conducted annually by the HIM program director. The results are shared with HIM faculty and HIM Advisory committee.
The HIT curriculum will include, at minimum, the required AHIMA entry-level competencies taught at appropriate Bloom's taxonomy level.	A. Annually the HIT/HIM faculty will conduct an analysis of the HIT curriculum to ensure that all entry-level competencies are being covered throughout the program.	The program director will schedule a meeting with HIM faculty annually Fall semester. The curriculum data (assignments and learning activities) are assessed for coverage of the AHIMA Associate Degree Entry Level curricular competencies at appropriate Bloom's taxonomy level.

Assessment Report Submissions

Program Review

Health Information Technology

2021-22
2019-20
2017
2016
2015

2021-22